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political campaign stories: 6 news summaries
MOVIE REVIEW

 By the People Has 
 Access, Little Else 

Critics split on virtues of Obama doc with little dish

Nov 3, 09 12:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Critics agree the HBO's By the People, a record of the Obama campaign produced by Edward Norton, offers behind-the-scenes access but no real scoops. But what some see as a heartwarming tale of triumph, others find fawning. A sampling:
  • The naivete of the filmmakers shows through for Hank Stuever
... More »

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HBO • movie review • Election 2008 • documentary film • President Obama • Obama campaign • access • political campaign • By the People reviews

NYC Pol Highlights Interracial Marriage—and Wins

One historian sees it as a 'post-Obama' moment

Oct 15, 09 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bill de Blasio's victory in the Democratic primary to be New York City's public advocate is a knock at the door of another racial hurdle. De Blasio’s wife is black, and his children interracial, a fact made clear in campaign ads and mailings. "For so long in American... More »

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New York City • campaign advertising • interracial marriage • President Obama • post-racial • political campaign • public office • Bill de Blasio • public advocate

ANALYSIS

 GOP Gov 
 Candidates 
 Shun Palin 
 as Polarizing 

She's too much herself to do anything but harm in NJ, Virginia

Oct 9, 09 9:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tough-fought GOP gubernatorial campaigns in New Jersey and Virginia have politely declined Sarah Palin’s offer of help. The political calculus is simple in New Jersey, where President Obama won by 15 points last November. The campaign is “not about the 2012 presidential race,” a Chris Christie adviser... More »

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New Jersey • GOP • Virginia • Republican Party • stump speech • Sarah Palin • gubernatorial races • political campaign • Christopher Christie • Bob McDonnell • Election 09

BOOK EXCERPT

 Barack Flirts Earned 
 Wrath of Michelle 

Obama didn't like women—like Vera Baker—throwing themselves at her husband

Sep 22, 09 9:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - The latest tidbit from Christopher Andersen’s Barack and Michelle: Portrait of an American Marriage, out today, reveals the punishment Michelle Obama meted out for women who “pushed their bodies up against his, slipped phone numbers into his pockets,” and grabbed his butt, the New York ... More »

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Barack Obama • presidential campaign • Michelle Obama • book • political campaign • Vera Baker

(Newser) - Robert Burck, the “Naked Cowboy” who strolls New York’s Times Square, is planning a run for mayor there, WABC-TV reports. The guitar slinger in underpants will challenge Mayor Michael Bloomberg by “bringing transparency to a whole new level.” Burck says he’ll also run on his... More »

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New York City • Michael Bloomberg • mayor • guitar • singer • Times Square • Naked Cowboy • political campaign

 This Time, Iraq Gets 
 Politics With Its Elections 

Stability gives candidates chance to compete more in Western democratic style

Jan 22, 09 10:55 AM CST
(Newser) - If Iraq’s tumultuous 2005 elections were a trial run at democracy, the current provincial race has main-event flavor, the Washington Post reports. Greater stability has allowed town-hall gatherings, where voters grill some 14,000 candidates running for 440 seats on everything from housing to militarization. And campaign posters, T-shirts... More »

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Iraq • Sunni • Shiite • Nouri al-Maliki • democracy • political party • Iraq government • candidate • election • local election • political campaign

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